I finished my trilogy and realized that I hadn’t included the word of the week. I’ve done that before and managed to work it in. No such luck this week. I thought about adding a fourth offering, but I had no idea what to call a trilogy plus one. A quadogy? With that excuse, I am complacently ignoring the word of the week.

The Setting
Shoppers clutched their bargains and grimly crawled towards the cashier. Why are those guys laughing? They’re at the end of the line. (139)